San Francisco's Architecture: Palace of the arts


San Francisco's Architecture: Palace of the arts (Français)
The Palace of Fine Arts was originally built in 1915 for the Panama Pacific International Exposition, according to plans from Bernard Maybeck. Its architecture represents a roman ruin, reflected on a water surface to add to the grandeur and romanticism of the site. The original structure was not built to last longer than the Exposition, so it was replaced in the 60's by the current concrete building.
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Architecture sub-sections: 1. Coit Tower 2. Mission Dolores 3. Palace of the Arts 4. Neiman Marcus 5. Houses 6. Various
Palace of FIne Arts	Palace of FIne Arts (1915)
Palace of FIne Arts, the only building that remain from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition	Palace of FIne Arts
Columns with statues above	Statues at the top of the columns
Column and main building	Columns
Palace of Fine Arts	Arch maintained by columns
Palace of FIne Arts	Palace of FIne Arts main building
Palace of FIne Arts main building	Walter S. Johnson dedicated panel, the most important contributor for the Palace restauration